Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-02-05
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MIR. Chamberlain Behavior Towsr the
Gladstone Leaders.

MIR. Chamberlain Behavior Toward the
Gladstone Leaders.
LONDON, February 2.-The full text Of
Mr.. Chamberlain's Glasgow speech, re.
ceived to-day. does not altogether sustain
the summary ~telegraphed from Scotland
last night. In the story wired to London
Mr.. Chamberlain was made to hope.
full and confident OF Liberal reunion. His
actual words were very far from bearing
out such an Interpretation. The entire
speech was so framed, like many before, as
to leave the door open either to reconcilia-
ton Or to continued opposition to Mr..
Gladstone, rs circumstances may deter
mine, with the chances pointing rather to
n retreat than the other way. The open
ing sentences Of the speech, holding out ex-
pectatiOns under certain circumstances OF
CANCELLATION
were neutralized further on by a~llusion to
Hartington's hoped for sanction to what
ever arrangement might be made. This ut
terly destroys the belief, until to-day in
dulged in, that Mr.. Chamberlain was act
ing independently OF the Wing chief. Lord
Harrington for the first time appears as
dictator behind the scenes. The inference
is that Mr.. Chamberlain has become aware
that his following among the Liberal dissi-
dents is smaller than he supposed when he
commenced the conferences, and that
Harrington is found to WELD considerable
more influence over the Unionist ranks
than anyone previously supposed. From
this point in the speech the inference is un-
avoidable that Mr.. Chamberlain is merely
,,oquetting with the Gladstoneite leaders
and preparing to lead them into an ambus-
cade. There is not q word in his address
that can be construed into a willingness to
CONSENT TO HOME RULE,
but, on the contrary, ample proof through
out that positive abandonment OF home
rule by Mr.. Gladstone is the main object
he is c%ontcnding TO-. The speech, in fact,
presents Mr.. Chamberlain in an attitude
before the public the opposite to that which
members Of the cOnfcre &c assert he as.
sumed at the round table. The Parnel-
lites assert that Cha mberlain's insulting
reference to the Nationalist members as
"pArD AGrTAroRs'
was brought out by the fact that he had
failed to induce the Irish party to accept
his "Brummagcm EOstrunis.' There have
been negotiations; tire Parnellites were
sounded, and their reply was mo surren-
der.''
Mr.. Chamberlain comedies that the time
Is IdNoTdDTc IF III tAfiuludC lOu III Uuo
question OF home ri.e. He is willing that
a legislative authority shall be established
in Ireland, with p'"cr to deal, indepen-
IDENTIFY OF imperial Parliament. with local
affairs, and with lrcal affairs exclu-
sively. Neither docs he object to giving
Ireland a separate constitution OF her
own, always restri.te to purely internal
administration. These concessions on
their face look liberal, but they are accom-
panied by conditions that, in the opinion /
of Mr.. Parnell, render them unworthy OF a
moments serious consideration. Hence,
Chamberlain's whole scheme is
CONDEMNED N DISMISSED
in advance by those who are chiefly inter- !
Lord Salisbury has submitted to the Mar
quis of Harrington the outlines OF the pro-
posed Irish Criminal Law Amendment act
and cloture rules. The Cabinet have ap-
proved the Prime Minister'S pledge to in !
troduce no Irish legislation into Parlia-
ment not previously accepted by Lord
Harrington. Goschen is in the Cabinet to |
see this pledge carried into effect. That's |
the way the Liberal opponents to Co.
schen's election for Liverpool put it. The
Ministry will secure Goschen's return in
another district that would almost indi- |
cate hat they consider his holding a Cabi- /
net position a life and death question.
Sir William Vernon Harcourt invited
Gladstone to meet Lord Harrington and
Lord Randolph Churchill at dinner at his
house on Saturday. Lord Harrington
sends excuses. The presence OF Gladstone
is doubtful. The invitations have caused
a sensation. 1t is rumored that Harcourt
is trying to effect a temporary coalition in
order to attack the governments war ex-
penditures. The dinner will be a purely
social one without political import.